Shut the screen door on the back porch and throw another log on the fire of the barbecue. Then go inside, pull out your favorite Deltaz album and throw it on the turntable. Heavy blues, roots rock, classic country and the blood harmony of two brothers will pour out of your stereo.          Brothers John (Vocals, Harmonica, Drums) and Ted Siegel (Vocals, Guitar) spend many of their days perfecting new records at a vintage mobile Airstream studio behind their residence just outside of Nashville Tennessee. In 2018 the brothers home and studio was destroyed in a California forest fire prompting them to move out to Nashville. Before relocating they had become mainstays at a Southern Californian institution, The Old Place, regularly performing for patrons at the ever-packed restaurant in the Santa Monica Mountains where the boys grew up. There, they caught the ear of the late bassist Rick Rosas (Neil Young, Joe Walsh), who became a mentor to the group. They have spent their hours rigorously touring, headlining shows across the country, regularly touring in Europe, while attracting the attention of sonic peers such as alt-country act The White Buffalo and Mississippi Blues legend Watermelon Slim, playing with both on several occasions. The Deltaz have had their music placed on CMT and MTV television shows and most recently The Deltaz had their song "Wild Mustang" featured in a film directed by Edward James Olmos, "The Devil Has a Name", recorded as a duet with vocal rock legend Bonnie Bramlett (Eric Clapton, Leon Russell). Since The Deltaz have settled into Nashville they’ve become a staple in their neighborhood of Leipers Fork regularly performing at Fox & Locke and in 2021 at Franklin Tennessee’s Pilgrimage Festival. 

https://youtu.be/rqxKA0ujwlQ

His years of playing Nashville, Clarksdale and Memphis have served his blues well.

https://www.facebook.com/preston.rumbaugh.5

Frank Rimmer earned the money for his first guitar at age 11 years old by going to the Cotton Fields, and has been performing since age 14. . He still has the Guitar named Stella to this day. He founded his own Band Called "Exception To The Rule another band called Super Soul Sonic. Which consisted of Big Pete, {City Council} - Friends of Glen Harris. Some of their Big Influences were Earth-Wind & Fire; Motown; Isley Brothers. Frank has played with Magic Slim, and his father, Magic slim, Sr.

https://www.facebook.com/guitarrimmer

Rachelle bought her first guitar on her 15th birthday, just before her mother surprised her by taking her to a Lonnie Mack and Stevie Ray Vaughan performance that same night. As a child, she studied violin and then switched to guitar. She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Classical Guitar Performance from the prestigious University of Miami School of Music. During this time Rachelle developed her unique finger-style approach to playing blues rhythm and lead guitar and was inspired when she got the chance to play with the Legendary Buddy Guy. Aside from her soulful guitar playing, she is equally known for her voice and songwriting. This American Showplace Music artist’s accomplishments include powerful performances both in the United States and Internationally, such as major festivals like Mississippi Juke Joint Festival, The King Biscuit Blues Festival, The Chicago Blues Festival, as well as the BB King Day Symposium.

https://rachellecoba.com

Clarksdale blues guitar legend Earnest "Guitar" Roy comes from a musical family... and it shows!

The son of famed Mississippi bluesman James “Son” Thomas, from Leland, Mississippi, carries on the family blues business, keeping his fatherʼs songs alive, as well as doing his own thing in the country blues tradition. His dad, as many blues fans know, was brought to the international blues forefront by musicologist William Ferris. Pat Thomas is also a well renowned folk artist who makes clay sculpture of birds, animals, and human faces, also a passion he shares with his late father.

http://www.thecountryblues.com/artist-reviews/pat-thomas/

“Honeybee,” as she likes to be called, lives at Indianola, in the Delta, but her guitar style more resembles the Hill Country style of blues than that of the Delta. She is furthermore a traditionalist, and has avoided the influence of most modern blues; her repertoire consists of old, traditional lyrics like “Baby, Please Don’t Go” or “Catfish Blues.” Her appearance should be welcomed at a time when most blues is of the Southern soul variety, and where female blues artists are few and far between outside of Southern soul.

https://www.facebook.com/clarksdale.register/posts/miss-australia-honeybee-jones-neal-spent-much-of-her-life-in-indianapolis-ind

“Little Willie” Farmer is a self-taught guitarist, who developed a style that is closest to the Memphis Blues, a mixture of Soul and Blues. He writes and performs original music and has produced several CDs. He performs in clubs, festivals, and for private parties and also does Blues education workshops, having worked with Johnnie Billington, and Jerry Fair in the Montgomery County School District, the Montgomery County Arts Council and Action Communication and Education Reform’s Cultural Arts and Multimedia Project.

http://www.arts.ms.gov/artist-roster/artist.php?n=farmer_little_willie&r=artist-roster

Rare chance to catch the blues bird in a SOLO "live" performance! James “Super Chikan” Johnson was born in the small Delta community of Darling in 1951 and grew up in rural towns around the area. As a young boy living in the country, he developed an interest in his family’s chickens and spent time trying to understand the meaning of the noises they made. His friends and family soon began calling him “the old chicken boy” or “Chicken” for short. He received the other half of his moniker during a stint working as a taxi driver in Clarksdale. His speedy driving earned him the new nickname “Super Chikan.”

http://www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife/artist.php?dirname=johnson_james

Baptized in the fire water of Clarksdale, MS., Sean “Bad” Apple began his spiritual journey of learning the blues by seeking out the old blues musicians that were willing to share their years of knowledge. Sean is working hard to keep Hill Country Blues alive and well. People are always in for a good show and never leave disappointed when the Bad Apple is on the stage

http://seanbadapple.com

Jimmy "Duck" Holmes is the proprietor of one of the oldest juke joints in Mississippi, the Blue Front in Bentonia. In the mid-2000s he began performing blues actively after many years of performing casually, and has already garnered several awards and many accolades. He is a practitioner and conscious advocate of a distinctive blues style from his hometown whose most famous proponent was blues pioneer Skip James.

http://www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife/artist.php?dirname=holmes_jimmy

The Southern Soul Band has been together since 2017; we sing R & b & blues.

http://www.AlabamaBluesMan.com

Terry “Big T” Williams has dedicated his life to his music. Born in Clarksdale in 1960, he spent his early years on a plantation in Farrell, Mississippi, hearing stories about Muddy Waters attending Sunday picnics in his grandmother’s yard.

http://www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife/artist.php?dirname=williams_terry

Original & classic delta blues featuring slide guitar and soulful vocals. A blues gumbo repertoire that can conjure up the ghosts of highway 61 & the delta blues experience. Austin Walkin\' Cane is a blues singer, songwriter and slide guitarist that performs acoustic solo, duo & electric band sets.

http://www.walkincane.com/index.php

Acoustic Mississippi blues at its best from a native musician.

http://benpayton.com/index.html

Roosevelt "Piano" Red has been playing piano and organ for decades in Clarksdale, Mississippi.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/stevelikens/8659521710/

Just added! Bill "Hambone Willie" Steber plays the old-time blues.

http://www.steberphoto.com/

“Fun, Blues, Dancing, and More” is the motto of Sir Rod & the Blues Doctors, a soulful, funky, Deep South trio bound by a family connection to the late Sterling “Mr. Satan” Magee. Featuring Magee’s nephew Roderick “Sir Rod” Patterson on lead vocals, harmonica ace Adam Gussow (and Magee’s longtime partner) on amplified harp and percussion, and Alan Gross on electric guitar, Sir Rod & The Blues Doctors offer a powerful mix of down-home blues, old-school soul, and uptown funk. From “Shake, Rattle, and Roll” to “What’d I Say,” from “Mustang Sally” and “Hot Tamale Baby” to “Little Red Rooster” and “I Feel Good,” we’ve got you covered!

https://www.modernbluesharmonica.com/SRBD-home.html

Reverend Robert is a master of prewar blues. He has delved deep into the styles of Charley Patton, Robert Johnson and other delta blues giants. In the past two decades he has become accomplished at many other early twentieth century styles including ragtime and early jazz, Hawaiian, African and Caribbean. He combines these styles seamlessly in a combination of infectious rhythm and an authentic acoustic sound. In 2004 he took first place at the National Slide Guitar Festival in North Carolina The Reverend is known for his true conviction, and powerful delivery. You can hear it on his latest CD "Shake That Thing."

http://revrobert.com

The band, consisting of bass player Lee Williams, drummer Joe “Iceman” Williams and guitarist Anthony “Big A” Sherrod, all learned from blues musician and educator Johnnie Billington.

https://www.pressregister.com/index.php/communities-entertainment-local-news-top-stories/iceman-blues-band-one-big-blues-music-f

was encouraged to learn and play an instrument by some of my great blues heros; Pinetop Perkins, Willie "Big Eyes" Smith, Bob Stroger, and Hubert Sumlin; so I learned to play the harmonica. They introduced me to Little Arthur Duncan who was one of the great Chicago harmonica men who helped define the west side Chicago sound back in the 1950s and 60s. Little Arthur taught me to sing play and write music like no one but Steve Kolbus can. Although I play the blues I'm a huge fan of the blues and the people who play it first. with this in mind I hope to play and record every blues related genre and sub genre of music before it's all said and done. The Clarksdale Blues Revue is a high energy Rockin Blues band that enjoys making people happy. Our live show is a high energy interactive show with lots of antics!! We believe that our "Skippin and Hoppin" CD is a great reflection of this philosophy. I have been truly blessed as I have been surrounded by some of the worlds most accomplished musicians the whole time I've been playing. The Clarksdale Blues Revue with world class musicians like Walt Busby, Jaxx Nassar, and Cade Moore is no exception.

https://www.facebook.com/stevekolbusandtheclarksdalebluesrevueband/

https://www.jakecalypso.com/

The purpose of the Delta Blues Museum’s Arts and Education Program is to continue the great musical tradition born in the Mississippi Delta: the Delta blues. The Arts and Education program teaches students to play music and keeps the history of the Delta blues alive. Students are taught to play the blues on the instrument or instruments of their choice. Instruments – drums, guitars, and keyboards – are provided by the museum for use in the classroom and authorized performances. However, we encourage students to purchase their own instruments. Instructors utilize the oral tradition, recorded music, video, instruction books, and handouts to educate the students in a classroom environment. The students progress from learning the basics of playing music to working together as a band.

https://www.deltabluesmuseum.org/programs.asp

Anthony “Big A” Sherrod is a young Mississippi bluesman, schooled by a noted blues teacher in the area, “Mr. Johnnie” Billington, who taught not only the music but the value of hard work and knowledge of the culture and history from which Mississippi blues emerged, a world where the musicians worked at very hard, low-paying agricultural jobs.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnsaLmGmWEw

Coming to you from the Delta Music Institute at Delta State University in Cleveland, Mississippi, we are DELTA-ROX! Started by Mr. Barry Bays, DeltaROX plays all the hits of classic rock, or of the classic rock sound. The band, being a class for the Delta Music Institute, consists of different members every semester.

http://deltamusicinstitute.deltastate.edu/wordpress/tag/deltarox/

The DMI is an independent center of study under the College of Arts and Sciences at Delta State University, offering a bachelor’s degree in entertainment industry studies. The focus of the DMI is to provide students with a broad and thorough education in the technological, creative and business areas of the music and entertainment industry.

http://www.deltastate.edu/news-and-events/2016/01/mississippi-delta-night-in-the-capital-city/

Blues from "The Nations" (Oklahoma) with lots of originals and a strong nod to tradition. Been playing in Clarksdale for over 20 years.

Popular Mississippi bluesman plays traditional music — new and old.

https://www.facebook.com/MississippiMarshall/

It’s pre war blues, old school country, southern gospel and the history behind the music. John Ford assimilates the blues of the 1920’s and 30’s, the blues of Robert Johnson and Son House......... Over the past few years he has performed at venues through out the Midwest and South including" The Shack Up Inn" in Clarksdale Mississippi and BB's Jazz, Blues & Soups in St. Louis, as well as opening for Cedric Burnside, Patrick Sweaney, Damon Fowler and Ruthie Foster.

https://johnfordblues.com/home

"On a Sunday morning in July 2001, a 20-year-old Kevin “Frenchie” Sciou was sleeping on the couch in the living room of an Arizona home when he was awakened by Waylon Jennings and Jessi Colter singing “Storms Never Last.” Not on record, in the flesh, just a few feet away, with Jessi on the grand piano! The parents of Frenchie’s then-frontman Shooter Jennings were gently stirring awake a house full of late-night partiers, and then Jessi made breakfast for their guests. “It was surreal,” recalls Frenchie, who describes posing for a photo while sitting on Buddy Holly’s 1958 Ariel Cyclone motorcycle – a gift to Waylon from the Crickets on his 40th birthday. “Just two months earlier, I had been in L.A. with a backpack and $200, answering ads for ‘guitar player wanted.’

http://www.linktree.com/guitarfrenchie

Lou Shields continues the tradition of American music with a solo-performance that pulls in styles of days-gone-by. Using his 1931 National Resonator Guitar or Banjo accompanied by a unique front porch style of foot percussion and harmonica, he uses his voice as an extension of the past. Lou carries a full sound during live performances while sharing stories, thoughts and experiences with the audience. He has toured throughout the United States and Europe for over 15 years and has released 8 full-length albums and 13 EP’s.

http://loushields.com

Hambone Gallery owner Stan Street leads his all-star Hopeless Case Blues Band....

Christian Stanfield and Miss Vera Victoria founded the Side Street Steppers in June of 2009. What began as a simple duo of musicians unearthing material from the Golden Age of American gramaphone recording has grown into a full-blown Memphis institution.

http://www.sidestreetsteppers.com

Lucious Spiller was born in St.Louis, MO. At an early age, he discovered that God had blessed him with a special gift. His dad gave him a guitar when he was four. Immediately he was a natural, he started out playing in church. Lucious has performed with countless well known musicians to include Bo Diddly, Larry “Totsy” Davis, Albert King, Eddie Clearwater, Robert Cray. He has been opening act for such artists as the legendary Ritchie Havens’ Bobby “Blue” Bland and the infamous Tower of Power, Zach Brown, and many others. His music is an energized mix of new blues and old school injected with a contemporary edge. His songs are brought to vivid life by his unlimited energy.

https://www.facebook.com/BlueSpiller/

Some folks play the blues while some write about it and present it as their own because it is. Ray Cashman is the latter. This guy is the real deal. His songs are on the radio around the world and his European show date list alone would be the envy of anybody looking to expand internationally. Cashman has had his music featured in NBC sitcom " Council Of Dads" and the movie The Good House. He tours Europe and the USA annually and has released 9 full, studio albums with the latest being 2023 Delta Sound, recorded in Clarksdale MS

http://www.raycashman.net https://raycashman.net/photo-gallery

The Long Road Blues is my pursuit of live old school, Mississippi Delta, porch Blues that date back to the 1920's to the 1960's in the land where it started. Searching to play in the Juke Joints that are left. Play in the towns and on the streets where past Juke Joints existed. Play for locals gathered under shade trees along the road, who remember the old sounds, the Bluesmen and the scenes. For them I play mostly lap slide guitar on a 1966 Stella and a 1970 Stella 12 string guitar, instruments that were used in the day to get that sound, beyond what modern instruments can deliver. Their sounds help make what I call the porch Blues come alive. Last year got a 6 string old style Recording King parlor guitar from Ronnie at Bluestown Music guitar shop in Clarksdale. Some harmonica and a gut stringed, fret less minstrel banjo is sometimes thrown into the mix.

http://LongRoadBlues.net

His rootsy, Delta blues-rock tunes go down like good bourbon on a summer night. His slide work dances like moths around a porch light and his original songs take the listener to a beloved, homey place. Mohead’s music is deeply rooted in Mississippi where he makes his home. It is imbued with the inevitable influences of the blues masters who seem to sprout from the Delta as if planted by some unseen hand. A hand that loves the blues.

http://deltabohemian.com/mohead/

Keyboardist/singer/songwriter LaLa Craig got her start in her hometown of Oceanside, CA, performing with her family's country band at the tender age of 4. Taking a turn at dabbling for decades in every style imaginable, LaLa found her true calling when the blues spoke to her at the age of 33.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eq7UhlEdO8s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrK7WU3L2hE

The Mississippi based Multi-instrumentalist combines the Tribal Rhythms and raw electrifying power of the Hill Country Blues with melodic songwriting wisdom of heroes Bob Marley, Sam Cooke, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix. MALCOLM fuses elements of Funk, Soul, Rock, Reggae, Hip Hop, West African World Beat, Gospel and Country to create an Authentic Signature sound in modern day World Roots Music.

https://www.lightninmalcolm.com

The Kimbrough Brothers are the sons of the great blues legend David “Junior” Kimbrough and have been continuing his musical legacy for decades. All three grew up in Junior’s famous juke joints and specialize in a distinct style of blues created by Junior Kimbrough called Cotton Patch Soul Blues. The Kimbrough Brothers began creating music together years ago with David Kimbrough Jr. on guitar, Robert Kimbrough Sr. on bass and Kinney Kimbrough on drums. They have played many of the country’s biggest festivals and blues venues. They also have their own festival called The Kimbrough Cotton Patch Soul Blues Festival that just celebrated its sixth year. Sadly, in early 2020, David Kimbrough Jr. passed, and the surviving brothers have chosen to carry forward as a duo [bass & drums] in honor of David's memory. The Kimbrough brothers have countless musical releases as individuals with Robert Kimbrough Sr. winning Artists Musicians Guild’s Album of the Year and Kinney Kimbrough playing drums on Hank Williams Jr’s new Black Keys release just to name a few. The Kimbrough Brothers reside in Holly Springs, Mississippi which has been their family’s stomping ground going back before Junior’s famous Juke Joints which are featured in multiple movies including Deep Blues and You See Me Laughing. Robert and Kinney continue this rich musical legacy and love sharing the Cotton Patch Soul Blues.

http://www.robertkimbroughsr.com

“Little Willie” Farmer is a self-taught guitarist, who developed a style that is closest to the Memphis Blues, a mixture of Soul and Blues. He writes and performs original music and has produced several CDs. He performs in clubs, festivals, and for private parties and also does Blues education workshops, having worked with Johnnie Billington, and Jerry Fair in the Montgomery County School District, the Montgomery County Arts Council and Action Communication and Education Reform’s Cultural Arts and Multimedia Project.

http://www.arts.ms.gov/artist-roster/artist.php?n=farmer_little_willie&r=artist-roster

Colorado-born, American highway-raised, bluesman.

https://www.cottonstonemusic.com

Born in Italy to a Sicilian-American father and a Guatemalan mother. Cristina Vane has a unique perspective on American roots music. Her international, multi-instrumental version of the blues, blends folk, rock, bluegrass and Appalachian influences into a quilted tapestry that feels like home. Her second album, Make Myself Me Again was released May 20, 2022 and charted on the Americana Radio top 40. She has opened for the likes of Bob Weir, Town Mountain, Duane Betts and Sonny Sonny Landreth. Her masterful guitar playing, sultry vocals, and charisma light up the stages. She has been touring nationally since 2018.

http://www.cristinavane.com/

Dutch blues and boogie man Theo D. aka Theo "Boogieman" Dasbach (and former co-founder of Clarksdale's Rock & Blues Museum).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PedxraStwyE&list=OLAK5uy_kGP3iyDBTweR5fZaNrbsAjKSEaE_xJhuM&index=7

Ilana Katz Katz is a Blues and Appalachian fiddler, singer, songwriter whose busking passion began on Boston’s subway platforms in 2008. Known far and wide for her signature solo performances, she also lends her fiddling prowess to a who’s who of Blues musicians and beyond. She also gives home-baked cookies at her performances, striving to do what she can to bring good vibes to our world. More information is available on her website www.ilanakatz.com

http://www.ilanakatz.com

There are timeless artists, and then there are timely artists. Very rarely has there been an opportunity for the two qualities to juxtapose- then along comes CRUZ The Dame. Blending old soul with a new sound, her Vintage Music captures the spirit of the classics that made our mamas and daddies snap their fingers, marrying it with her instantly captivating style. Fusing the gospel and doo-wop music she grew up on with the sensuality of R&B, the innovation of jazz, and the precision of Pop, CRUZ The Dame is bringing originality back to the future. Fearlessly sexy and bodily creative, CRUZ views the world through a different lens. A self-described “hybrid” born to interracial parents, with the blood of Spanish, German, Irish, African American, Native American, and Jewish ancestry running through her veins gives CRUZ a kaleidoscope of many different perspectives which are the foundation of her refreshing writing style and creative expression. With her first public performance at just 4 years old, CRUZ began her natural calling to the performing arts. CRUZ is a multi-hyphenate whose talents include singing, dancing, writing, and acting. On stage, CRUZ brings her music to life through passionate movement further enhanced by her warm outgoing verbal prowess. Whether it’s her “Pin-Up” style of fashion, inspired by the classic pin-up artwork of the 1940s, or her ability to deliver her brand of the traditional torch song with a style-based jolt from the modern era, CRUZ differentiates herself from her peers.

https://www.dropbox.com/preview/Cruz%202022/LIVE/Thrill%20is%20Gone%20Live_GZ/CRUZ_THE_THRILL_IS_GONE_LIVE_GZ%20single.mov?role=

Born in the blues fertile city of Clarksdale, MS, Phillip came to the blues at a relatively young age. Since then, he has focused his energy into lively and driving covers of original blues songs spiced with his own improvisational attitude. A regular at world-famous Ground Zero Blues Club in Clarksdale, Phillip has entertained thousands during the annual Juke Joint Festival and Sunflower River Blues and Gospel Festival for years and has also performed as a side man across the Delta.

https://www.facebook.com/bluesunderground/

Alessandro Ponti is an acoustic blues, ragtime and gospel singer and guitarist. He won the Italian International Blues Challenge in 2022 and was sent to the 2023 Memphis IBC where he finished as a semi-finalist. He has toured with Corey Harris, performed with Daryl Davis, and took the acoustic Rosa's stage at the Chicago Blues Festival in 2018. He played and lived in New Orleans during 2014. In 2023 he headlined at the Silver Spring, Maryland Blues Festival, performed several concerts for the Archie Edwards Blues Heritage Foundation, and performed at various venues in Clarksdale.

https://youtu.be/56DKqlIDOyI?si=stF4eFMvkOJLs3kY

Delta by the Beach plays original rocking, song-oriented juke joint music. The band has been described as 'Chuck Berry crossed with Lightnin' Hopkins with just a dash of Black Sabbath'.

http://www.deltabythebeach.com

Mark Burnett is a world record holding strongman and motivational speaker, performing extensively in northeast Ohio, as well as taking his show on the road, from New Jersey to Alaska. Like many other strongmen…..and a growing field of “Strongwomen,” Mark understands there is untapped potential in all of us, both physically and mentally, and he uses feats of strength as an introduction to show what’s possible in all of us. Mark is not a career strongman. In fact, he’s lived most of his life in a “Clark Kent” manner, raising a family and working a regular guy career before getting into the strongman culture just 10 years ago. Now, he entertains you with his feats of surprising physical strength while sharing his common sense tips for bettering yourself physically, mentally and spiritually.

Coyote Motel plays Cosmic Roots Blues, creating a free ranging and expansive sound deeply influenced by Mississippi legends R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, and Jessie Mae Hemphill. The Nashville based band—Ted Drozdowski on vocals and guitars, Sean Zywick on bass, Kyra Curenton on drums, Luella on vocals and Laurie Hoffma on Theremin and glockenspiel—have recorded three critically heralded albums and are released a debut feature film (partly filmed in Clarksdale) in 2024. Ted has appeared at Juke Joint Festival, and at other Clarksdale concerts and events, many times. The band has a reputation for high-energy performances that reach for the stars but are rooted in the mud and dust of the deep South.

https://teddrozdowski.com/

Mark Burnett is a world record holding strongman and motivational speaker, performing extensively in northeast Ohio, as well as taking his show on the road, from New Jersey to Alaska. Like many other strongmen…..and a growing field of “Strongwomen,” Mark understands there is untapped potential in all of us, both physically and mentally, and he uses feats of strength as an introduction to show what’s possible in all of us. Mark is not a career strongman. In fact, he’s lived most of his life in a “Clark Kent” manner, raising a family and working a regular guy career before getting into the strongman culture just 10 years ago. Now, he entertains you with his feats of surprising physical strength while sharing his common sense tips for bettering yourself physically, mentally and spiritually.

Keith Johnson is a 20-something traditional Mississippi bluesman who is the great nephew of Muddy Waters. Keith is working to keep the blues alive for generations to come.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74v9ErtQkns

Mark Burnett is a world record holding strongman and motivational speaker, performing extensively in northeast Ohio, as well as taking his show on the road, from New Jersey to Alaska. Like many other strongmen…..and a growing field of “Strongwomen,” Mark understands there is untapped potential in all of us, both physically and mentally, and he uses feats of strength as an introduction to show what’s possible in all of us. Mark is not a career strongman. In fact, he’s lived most of his life in a “Clark Kent” manner, raising a family and working a regular guy career before getting into the strongman culture just 10 years ago. Now, he entertains you with his feats of surprising physical strength while sharing his common sense tips for bettering yourself physically, mentally and spiritually.

The Hoodoo Men evoke the spirit of early electrified blues of the 50’s and 60’s via vintage national guitars, tube amps, overdriven harp, electric jug, slap-back drum grooves, concrete floors, butt-shakin’, hoarse-hollering’, flask-drinkin’, 3 am still bumpin’, greasy fatback, yes ma’am blues music

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064624182305&mibextid=LQQJ4d

Angel "Cash" Ocasio, Jr., a prominent figure in Macon's music scene, leads Cash's Juke Joint, a powerhouse band delivering soul-stirring music. Rooted in Blues, Sacred Steel, Soul, Funk, and Rock, their groovy fusion captivates audiences. Hailing from Macon, GA, the band, comprised of seasoned musicians, boasts a rich history playing diverse venues. Cash's Juke Joint has shared stages with icons like Patti LaBelle, Jill Scott and The Legendary Wailers, showcasing their raw and uncut sound. Known for getting straight to the nitty-gritty, experiencing the dynamic vibes of Cash's Juke Joint live is a must for music enthusiasts.

https://youtu.be/AdO7W1o0z90?si=kr3BZ5pJAabbLqsu

"Like all great blues men, MacLeod lives his music, and the songs are not just on the tips of his fingers and tongue, they are one with his being.” - Blues Music Magazine Doug is a multiple Blues Music Award winner. Most recently he won the 2023 BMA for Acoustic Artist Of The Year His songs have been covered by many artists including Albert King, Albert Collins and Eva Cassidy Over 40 years, 27 studio albums, several live records, compilations, two blues guitar instructional DVDs, and a live performance DVD he continues the tradition of the storytelling Bluesman.

https://youtu.be/qVBYECqzZFs?si=2jmIVNCZGSpEmmTz

Hi Roger, My EPK has a full bio here: laylamusselwhite.com

http://laylamusselwhite.com

A native of Chicago, Illinois Prayer Bailey is an emerging voice in the Mississippi Delta Blues. This entertaining songstress will keep you junking often accompanied with hypnotic groove of guitar slinging Lightning Malcolm and rhythmic drummer Clark Winkel, this band is sure to keep you entertained!

https://www.facebook.com/prayer.bailey

The Mississippi based Multi-instrumentalist combines the Tribal Rhythms and raw electrifying power of the Hill Country Blues with melodic songwriting wisdom of heroes Bob Marley, Sam Cooke, Hank Williams, Bob Dylan, and Jimi Hendrix. MALCOLM fuses elements of Funk, Soul, Rock, Reggae, Hip Hop, West African World Beat, Gospel and Country to create an Authentic Signature sound in modern day World Roots Music.

https://www.lightninmalcolm.com

Robin Lane is the heart of an act that continually conjures up the memory of Mr. Tater.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtGiID3rT_A

Known in and around his hometown of Bessemer, Al, Earl "Guitar" Williams is no stranger to blues and blues lovers. He is recognized for the electrifying sounds of his electric guitar, cigar box, and harmonica. At the tender age of seven Earl discovered his talent and interest in music. He crafted his own guitar by using a cigar box, broomstick, and a fishing cord. This marked the beginning of Earl's musical career. He became a regular fixture on the porch of the famous Mr. Henry "Gip" Gipson, which later became known as a famous backyard juke joint in Bessemer, Al. Earl has performed and done extensive travel within the "Chitlin Circuit", and played with various well established blues artists. Earl "Guitar" Williams was inducted in the Blues Hall of Fame as a Master Blues Artist, and repeatedly wows his crowds with his original song "A Can Of Alligator".

http://YouTube

Little Rock, Ark. singer-songwriter Charlotte Taylor has been performing since an early age. Born and raised in Heber Springs, Ark., Taylor formed her first band, Project Blue in 1994 after getting hooked on the blues, and went on to record on the famed Memphis label, Hi Records. Her CD entitled Taylor and Martinez featuring guitarist George Martinez, was released in 2000—it received many great reviews and airplay on blues formatted radio across the U.S. and Europe and was the first release on Hi in over twenty years. Charlotte continues to perform with her band Gypsy Rain and has been a frequent performer at The King Biscuit Blues Festival, as well as playing solo and duo shows around Memphis, Clarksdale, Little Rock and beyond.

http://www.facebook.com/chartay88

SHARDE THOMAS HAS LED FIFE AND DRUM BANDS SINCE HER GRANDAD, OTHA TURNER, WAS ALIVE LEADING HIS OWN BAND THAT SHE WAS APART OF. IN 2003, SHARDE STARTED HER OWN BAND, RISING STARS, TO CONTINUE HER GRANDFATHER'S LEGACY. IN RECENT YEARS, THE BAND HAS GROWN IN TO A WORLDWIDE BRAND AND MONUMENTAL BLUES HISTORY SENSATION. THE MIXTURE OF OLD SCHOOL SONGS WITH FRESH FUNKY BEATS IS BOUND TO KEEP THE YOUNG AND THE OLD ON THEIR FEET! THE RISING STARS HAVE PLAYED SOME OF THE BEST VENUES IN THE USA INCLUDING THE LINCOLN CENTER (NYC), THE RYMAN (NASHVILLE), AND COUNTLESS FESTIVALS AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDING FRANCE, SWITZERLAND, AND THE UK. THE RISING STARS JUST FINISHED A TOUR IN AFRICA AND HAS GAINED THE POPULARITY OF THE NEW, YOUTHFUL BLUES CROWD. FEEDING THE WORLD WHAT THEY NEVER KNEW THEY NEEDED. DRUMS AND FIFE IN THE FORM OF BLUES, R&B, HIP HOP AND DANCE.

https://www.facebook.com/risingstarsfifeanddrum?mibextid=zLoPMf

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Johnny Lowebow is the stage name for John Lowe, musician and bookstore owner from Memphis TN who has become known for his unusual electric cigar box guitars called :Lowebows”. His live shows have been described as “brutal blues blasts” by fellow cigar box guitarist, Shane Speal. Johnny Lowebow’s set-up is a mixture of old drum parts, milk crates, guitar amps and his ever present Lowebow. The Lowebow cigar box guitar is a bizarre instrument made from two oak dowel rods, a wooden cigar box, three guitar strings and a bass string. It is played with a slide in the old blues tradition, but that’s about the only thing traditional about it. Lowe wires each instrument with hand-made pickups so that the Lowebow is broadcast through two amplifiers. The result is a massive wall of sound, one side low and grumbly, the other side screaming like a jet. There isn’t a style of music Lowe won’t try. His set lists contain everything from Johnny Cash to punk pioneer, Iggy Pop. Lowe regularly sets up on Beale Street, playing for passers-by.

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Lew Jetton learned the blues the old-fashioned way, in the cotton fields of his native West Tennessee near Dyersburg. Along the way he had two of the best mentors one could have, Carl Perkins, who befriended Jetton in the 1980s in Jackson, Tennessee, and then Chicago blues legend Snooky Pryor in the 90s. Jetton joined the band 61 South in 1994, then took over as the front man when the original lead singer and guitar player moved to New Orleans. Since then the band has released five critically acclaimed albums, became a multi pick to click on Sirius/XM's Bluesville and played throughout the Midwest and Mid South.

http://61South.com

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For 30 years the Reba Russell Band has been a mainstay of the Memphis Music scene. This dynamic band has released 8 CD's, garnered a Blues Music Award Nomination, travelled to numerous countries in Europe, received a prestigious Brass Note on Beale Street.

http://Reba Russell Band - You Tube

Kent hails from Holly Springs, Mississippi as the oldest Grandson and pupil of blues legend, R.L. Burnside. His playing dots the globe and his style is unlike any other: dark, hypnotic, inviting... and very dance-able. Kent got his real start in the music business playing with Jimbo Mathus (Fat Possum Records) and going on tour with Buddy Guy in the early 2000's. That was when he started developing his signature style of blues: dark, hypnotic, inviting and very danceable.

https://burnsidekent.com

Hey Roger, I did the Stone Pony stage last year. Was a great time. I would love to make that the Stone Pony Hill Country stage and get all the N. MS acts on that stage since it is on the N side of town. Just a thought.

https://getjanky.com

Blues Challenge favorite... all the way from Tulsa... new Clarksdale-transplant... blues guitar woman Irene!

Though Blues harpist, singer, and educator, Hal Reed is currently living in Bettendorf, IA, he was born just a few miles from the Mississippi Delta and grew up surrounded by legends of blues music. His playing brims with the stamp of authenticity, having a triple-fisted influence of Mississippi, Gospel and Chicago style blues pumping through his heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_hJEpig1Qk

19th Street Red’s blues is not the “polite” blues. It is the low down, razor’s edge gutbucket blues that makes dancers want to sweat and shake their butts. This gritty style reminds you of the street music of Chicago’s Jew-town and the lowdown groove of Muddy Waters.

https://19thstreetred.com

Marshall Drew was born on January 11, 1984 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He took an interest in music at a young age, learning to play guitar at age five and beginning to write songs at eight. He played in several local bands during his teens, often performing blues music throughout the Mississippi Delta. Drew, however, cites classic rock-era singer-songwriters such as Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Neil Young as his primary influences. He is also heavily influenced by highly melodic rock bands such as The Beatles and Big Star.[1]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marshall_Drew

Born in Vermont and based in Memphis, Alice Hasen is a professional violinist, recording artist, songwriter, sideman, teacher and vocalist. She leads her original band, Alice Hasen & the Blaze, and is part of the Blackwater Trio, an acoustic rock band. Alice is known for her unique playing style, which combines the virtuosity of her classical upbringing with the freedom and creativity of improvisation. She has been called “one in a million” by Alan Rowoth, founder of folkmusic.org, and “a monster talent” by Jim Hurst, nationally-acclaimed guitarist. She is most at home at the crossroads of genre, pushing the traditional sounds of violin and fiddle out of their comfort zones and into the realms of jazz, pop, funk and rock.

http://alicehasen.com

Comin Up Muddy is a roots blues duo in the tradition of Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee, country blues guitar and amplified harmonica.

https://instagram.com/cominupmuddy

Joe Batterton and Mark Edwards perform traditional acoustic country Blues reminiscent to the music played throughout the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta before the electric blues. They have performed together for nearly 20 years and bring great old time vocal harmonies combined with slide guitar and an older finger style guitar rarely heard today.

http://www.battertonandedwards.com

Earl “Little Joe” Ayers is a blues guitarist and singer based in Holly Springs, Mississippi. For over thirty years, he was a member of the Soul Blues Boys, Junior Kimbrough’s long-time backing band.

http://www.arts.state.ms.us/folklife/artist.php?dirname=ayers_joe

Libby Rae Watson grew up in Pascagoula, MIssissippi a few blocks from the Gulf of Mexico. She became captivated by Blues music when in her teens after stumbling across a songbook in a local music store. It was full of songs and photos of Blues greats! Son House, Mississippi John Hurt, Elizabeth Cotten.... legends of the early Blues. It was the beginning of a life long infatuation of the music, the people who made it, and the culture of her own State. She later searched for and became friends with several Blues musicians. She was mentored by the great Sam Chatmon who was the last surviving member of the Mississippi Sheiks. "I didn't plan to go 'find' the Blues. The Blues found me. I've been consumed by it for over 40 years! Like Sam Chatmon said, “ The Blues is my daily occupation!”

http://www.libbyrae.com

All Aboard! that Blues Train. it's your boy Otis "TCB" Taylor. it's going down sunflower river blues fest, at Delta Blues alley Clarksdale miss. TCB ant the Main Stage Band will be performing from 1030pm to 1230pm at Adel's Blues alley, across from ground zero blues club, on Saturday nite. their will be a cover charge, so hey after William bell do his thang on the stage, come on over and check out a real live soul-blues performance from the hottest band in the land. [come on and do wat u do].

https://www.facebook.com/otis.taylor.102

One of Mississippi's hidden treasures: a contemporary hill country bluesman, lifelong resident of Pontotoc, who has created his own distinctive version of the harp-blowing, guitar-grooving one-man band. Although he's long past the dues-paying stage, Bean has played with some of the most important bluesmen to come out of Mississippi in the past two decades.

http://www.hillcountryharmonica.com/terry_bean.html

Colombian artist inspired by the beat of rural dance music of north Mississippi, the Hill Country Blues along with a self-discovered sense of spirituality in Blues music, creates a unique sound that blends his backgrounds in African & Latin American music with Rock n’ Roll, incites you to party and the dancing ritual. Considered the Hill Country Blues Pioneer in Latin America.

http://www.carloselliotjr.com/index/

Hill Country bluesman.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj8Jo2H-5SU

Guitarist, singer, and songwriter Duwayne Burnside is one of 14 children born to legendary North Mississippi musician R.L. Burnside and his wife, Alice. He has been a frequent performer with the North Mississippi Allstars since the early 1990s, when that group, fronted by Luther and Cody Dickinson, formed. The young Burnside learned his first few guitar licks and chords from his father, but proved a quick study and soon began playing with local club owner Junior Kimbrough and the Soul Blues Boys. Growing up in Holly Springs, he was close to Memphis, and as soon as he was able to get to Memphis, he did, and soon had the chance to sit in with Little Jimmy King, Albert King, B.B. King, Bobby "Blue" Bland, and others.

https://myspace.com/duwayneburnside

American blues slide guitarist skilled in the North Mississippi Hill Country blues style.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenny_Brown_(guitarist)